Associations to the word «Exception»
Noun
- Pension
- Exemption
- Index
- Catastrophe
- Rule
- Referendum
- Approval
- Generalization
- Payroll
- Handler
- Handling
- Gnu
- Clause
- Consonant
- Vowel
- Inflation
- Prohibition
- Abortion
- Noun
- Norm
- Copyright
- Freshman
- Phoneme
- Tort
- Orthography
- Immunity
- Syllable
- Entirety
- Warrant
- Disruption
- Verb
- Plural
- Claimant
- Voter
- Adjective
- Statute
- Jurisdiction
- Pronoun
- Suffix
- Prefix
- Restriction
- Precedence
- Limitation
- Disclosure
- Few
- Omission
- Maldives
Adjective
Wiktionary
EXCEPTION, noun. The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
EXCEPTION, noun. That which is excepted or taken out from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included; as, almost every general rule has its exceptions.
EXCEPTION, noun. (legal) An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred.
EXCEPTION, noun. An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; — usually followed by to or against.
EXCEPTION, noun. (computing) An interruption in normal processing, especially as caused by an error condition.
EXCEPTION HANDLER, noun. (computing) A method or subroutine that handles an exception.
EXCEPTION HANDLERS, noun. Plural of exception handler
EXCEPTION THAT PROVES THE RULE, noun. A form of argument in which the existence of a counterexample to a rule is used to demonstrate the fact that a rule exists.
EXCEPTION THAT PROVES THE RULE, noun. (idiomatic) The rare occurrence of a counterexample to a rule, used to underscore that the rule exists
Dictionary definition
EXCEPTION, noun. A deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news".
EXCEPTION, noun. An instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization; "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"; "an exception tests the rule".
EXCEPTION, noun. Grounds for adverse criticism; "his authority is beyond exception".
Wise words
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become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your
character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.